Dawson’s Creek

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Right. JVDB’s forehead is a given, an obscenity so large there’s no point even going into it. Let’s move on.

Courtesy of a very obliging friend I have been putting my free time into a trip down memory lane. I used to look up to these pseudo teens; the passionate angst so vividly mirrored my own, with their heartfelt, pained expressions and long-winded, overly-verbal schpeels.

Watching it today, and my mid-nineties power animal is cringing. Let’s start with the clothes: Dawson’s oversized checkered shirts, with grey old man’s T-shirt and foppish curtains. Not forgetting the necklace with unidentifiable ‘spiritual’ pendant on it. Sweater vests, Hawaiian shirts, football jerseys. And for girls the fashion is just as tasty. Cropped khakis, a-line strappy dresses, more sweater vests, Joey’s tea cosy hats, Jen’s bust-enhancing turtle neck jumpers. Plus a whole lot of purple and ‘barrettes’.